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Archaeologists have long encountered evidence of natural disasters through excavation and stratigraphy. In Surviving Sudden Environmental Change, case studies examine how eight different past human communities--ranging from Arctic to equatorial regions, from tropical rainforests to desert interiors,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cooper, Jago, Sheets, Payson D., Abbott, David A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, ©2012.
Temas:
To 1500
Environmental archaeology > Case studies.
Social archaeology > Case studies.
Natural disasters > Social aspects > History > To 1500.
Climatic changes > Social aspects > History > To 1500.
Human ecology > History > To 1500.
Human beings > Effect of climate on > History > To 1500.
Social evolution > History > To 1500.
Social change > History > To 1500.
Archéologie de l'environnement > Études de cas.
Archéologie sociale > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Climatic changes > Social aspects
Environmental archaeology
Human beings > Effect of climate on
Human ecology
Natural disasters > Social aspects
Social archaeology
Social change
Social evolution
"Multi-User"
Case studies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Archaeologists have long encountered evidence of natural disasters through excavation and stratigraphy. In Surviving Sudden Environmental Change, case studies examine how eight different past human communities--ranging from Arctic to equatorial regions, from tropical rainforests to desert interiors, and from deep prehistory to living memory--faced and coped with such dangers.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 256 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781607321682
1607321688
9781457117282
1457117282
9781457117268
1457117266

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